2 underclassmen move on to state girls cross country meet

12:19 AM,
Oct. 27, 2013

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Two area individuals qualified for next week's girls state cross country meet out of the Pickerington North regional Saturday. Being underclassmen, both will have multiple years to replicate that feat.

Lancaster freshman Dasia Burgess and Fairfield Union sophomore Jessica Swaim qualified for the state meet next Saturday at National Trail Raceway in Hebron in the Division I and Division II races, respectively.

"Dasia is pretty remarkable," Golden Gale coach Theresa Tripp said. "She's a funny kid because she doesn't show any nerves and then she goes out and runs so incredibly." ...